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  1. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    You can bring it over here. :) But not this weekend. Heading to Uwharrie for some wheeling tomorrow and have to move a friend on Sunday. Actually Sun morning you could come over. I actually have two plugs from Kascar left over. You're welcome to use them and just replace them. P.S. Be a...
  2. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    Finally got around to opening a package I had sitting in the living room for a couple of weeks. Pleasantly surprised to see some drain plugs I forgot I had ordered. So got out my handheld propane torch, heated each plug for about a minute and got mine out with a set of Vice Grips. Thanks...
  3. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    I agree with your methods completely, just added one for anybody else that runs across this thread doesn't have an extractor handy. I went to Napa and other places last Sunday and none had. Ones I ordered online ended up being way too small. Thanks for the info on the drain plugs!!!
  4. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    If you drill the hole the correct size, when you drive the torx in, it's teeth make "splines" in the metal and is where you get the bite. I'm not saying it's better than an extractor obviously, but if you're in a pinch and don't have an extractor, maybe something to try. Again depends on the...
  5. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    RWH, do you know the size of the brass pipe plugs you use? Also, where do you get them out, one of the retail box stores? To add to the ideas here, a friend suggested depending on the hardness of the metal, using a Torx socket. Drill a hole just smaller than the torx head, tap the Torx into...
  6. kfrosty

    M998 Geared hub drain plug

    1992 M998, yesterday I stripped the inside of two on mine trying to get them out. Anybody have a retail parts store # on these or would these be same as a 9x Hummer H1? Thanks Additionally, what do you guys do to get these out. I should have tried some heat I guess.
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